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Today, 03:11 PM

Mike replied to a thread T+A Support in T+A Electronics

A3000 has been out for a while now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Today, 11:45 AM

Mike replied to a thread What are you listening to tonight ? in Music Forum

New DK. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Today, 11:23 AM

Mike replied to a thread T+A Support in T+A Electronics

Me too. Would love to see a refresh to the amps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Today, 09:42 AM

Mike replied to a thread T+A Support in T+A Electronics

Agreed. David is awesome. Just wish I could get more traction with the brand. Everyone loves the look and sound. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Yesterday, 08:58 PM

Mike replied to a thread Hello from South Florida in Introduce Yourself

Welcome! Don’t forget to check us out at Suncoast Audio in Sarasota!

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Yesterday, 02:30 PM

Mike replied to a thread Hegel H590 vs my current setup - help! in Hegel

The 590 is terrific, more refined and powerful than the 390. Also take a look at the Boulder 866 with optional Roon enabled DAC. It’s very very popular here in the store. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 23, 2020, 09:57 PM

Mike replied to a thread Announcing the NEW Aurender N20 in Aurender

Correct and correct. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 23, 2020, 06:54 PM

Mike replied to a thread Vitus available for audition in Vitus Audio

Agreed. It was for me too. My only beef is that T+A raised their prices SO MUCH on the HV series in April 2019. And yes, I told the CEO of T+A in Germany when we sat down for a drink last May. He said their costs overall went way up. Oh well. ...

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September 22, 2020, 10:23 PM

Mike replied to a thread B&w db1b in B&W

Depends on the size of the room and specific bass nodes you’re trying to tackle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 22, 2020, 05:38 PM

Mike replied to a thread Announcing the NEW Aurender N20 in Aurender

New Aurender N20 - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 22, 2020, 12:48 PM

Mike replied to a thread Esoteric XD Series in Esoteric

I’ve ordered this configuration for demo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 22, 2020, 11:28 AM

Mike replied to a thread Esoteric XD Series in Esoteric

It’s different than chip or R2R. Very unique. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 22, 2020, 07:20 AM

Mike replied to a thread Esoteric XD Series in Esoteric

Yes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 08:48 PM

Mike replied to a thread Aurender N20 Unboxing in Aurender

No. We can always discuss taking your N10 on trade towards an N20. N20 is right there with W20SE sonically. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 08:44 PM

UltraFast69 replied to a thread Aurender N20 Unboxing in Aurender

Does Aurender offer any incentives to obtain the new model for its N10 owners? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 05:00 PM

Mike replied to a thread Dedicated AV room in AudioShark Members’ Systems

Yes!!! Must feel great to have a dedicated room. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 04:54 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Yes. For sure! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 04:11 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Ha, I forgot that! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 04:02 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

300 baud works just fine. Love the noise it makes when we connect to this incredible thing called “AOL”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 03:35 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Yes. A few months ago, I set up a single folder with one album in it. We proceeded to test it for a while and it was going good. Then it started to hang and splutter. I don’t have folders for file types, they are Genre, high res, DSD, etc. ...

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September 21, 2020, 03:13 PM

Mike replied to a thread Aurender N20 Unboxing in Aurender

Listening now to the same track on Aurender, same cables, same DAC, vs Roon and it’s not even a contest. It’s so much better sounding. This N20 is right there with the W20SE sonically. So impressed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 03:11 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Nope, we took those out as step one. We will figure it out. We have to, we have so many Roon devices in the store. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 02:57 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Yup, only Roon core. I originally thought it was our slightly older iPad, so I bought us a new iPad Pro. The issues were the same. Ditto for my phone. I’m really thinking I need a faster NUC for the core. When it hangs, I usually see it...

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September 21, 2020, 02:52 PM

Mike replied to a thread Aurender N20 Unboxing in Aurender

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September 21, 2020, 02:39 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

We are running a NAS (Synology 1812+). The laptop has the latest version of Mac OS. My hunch is that Roon constantly wants to update the library and our library is large. My guess is that it’s getting stuck somewhere. But that being said,...

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September 21, 2020, 02:32 PM

Mike started a thread Aurender N20 Unboxing in Aurender

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September 21, 2020, 01:38 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

The exact same thing happens to me at home with Roon. Different network. Different everything. Single source for streaming.

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September 21, 2020, 01:10 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

We’ve rebuilt the Roon library several times. I think our next step is a more powerful computer. An i9 or something. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 12:35 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Thanks! Will give that a try. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 12:02 PM

Mike replied to a thread Fyne 502SP’s arrive in Fyne Audio

For the first few hundred hours, they are forward. After that, not forward. Dynamics galore. Bass will shock you. Bottom line: long break in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 11:53 AM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

We have a fast MacBook Pro in the store. Tried that a few months ago. Still choking. Actually, was even worse! Maybe I need a SGC i9. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 11:04 AM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Doing a demo on Friday and this is an example of what happens: ROON IS BUGGY!!!!! - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 09:50 AM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

We aren’t 100% sure. I believe it’s the core, because we use 2 iPads and my phone in the store to control Roon and all are doing the same thing. We’ve replaced the core. No change. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 21, 2020, 08:04 AM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

One final topic is support. As a dealer, we have received incredible support from Lumin (Peter rocks!) and Aurender. With the Aurender support, it’s built into the app. Click the support button and Aurender will remotely IP into your Aurender and...

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September 21, 2020, 07:06 AM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Jack is correct. We use Roon a lot in the store because many of our products require it. We also help customers with Roon Nucleus’ and the like. Roon is hands down the UI champ. It’s search function and UI are second to none. Very powerful...

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September 20, 2020, 04:17 PM

Mike replied to a thread Looking for Reasonably Priced Integrated Amp For Nautilus 802's - Recommendations Please in Integrated Systems

Hegel 190 perhaps? SimAudio 340. Lumin M1 is also a good choice. Sim has shown a lot with B&W. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 20, 2020, 02:49 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

They should go straight to the manufacturer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 20, 2020, 01:20 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

We should start learning tomorrow if people log in here to say their DAC or streamer isn’t working. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 20, 2020, 01:11 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Lumin allows others to use it. No complaints. They even encourage it! :cool: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 20, 2020, 11:06 AM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

The Lumin app can be used by many other vendors FOR FREE. Linn folks have abandoned the Linn app and now use the Lumin app as an example. Esoteric licensed with the good folks at Lumin for Lumin to make them an Esoteric version of the Lumin app....

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September 19, 2020, 06:46 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Yup. It’s a mess. You have clients who think they have bought a fully Roon certified solution and we (dealers & customers) are all learning at the same time: Ahhh...thank goodness for the great and free Lumin app (and Aurender app too!) ...

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September 19, 2020, 06:27 PM

Mike replied to a thread Vitus available for audition in Vitus Audio

Vitus makes a great product and the distributor is a quality guy. If I didn’t have Gryphon, I would have Vitus. And remember, Vitus comes with the biggest fan boy in the world: Bodhi! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 19, 2020, 03:31 PM

Mike replied to a thread Esoteric XD Series in Esoteric

No. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 18, 2020, 09:08 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

I have ordered 5 and all sold before I got them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 18, 2020, 09:00 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

I have ordered 5 and all sold before I got them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 18, 2020, 07:49 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Yup. Already got the hack. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 18, 2020, 07:45 PM

Mike replied to a thread Another Roon Heavy Handed Policy in General Audio Discussion

Yup. And many are working on “hacks” as we speak as they are tired of the moving goal posts. Should get interesting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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September 18, 2020, 11:35 AM

Mike replied to a thread Mytek new DAC/Streamer/Pre in Computer/Digital Audio

I have it! HD and all. Cameras everywhere. I should have gone back and looked. Too funny. You know how I caught him? There were about 4 subs remaining after everyone ate. I was staring at the table and said “wow, someone actually ate the...

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September 18, 2020, 11:29 AM

Mike replied to a thread Mytek new DAC/Streamer/Pre in Computer/Digital Audio

Why our audio club is not much of an avenue for sales for me. I could tell you stories. The best is the guy who came to one of my events and stuffed his pockets with subway sandwiches. He even took the mustard and mayo containers. Wish I had...

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